Front cover - construction process

 

The above image displays the early construction of  the front cover of my magazine.

This is the early stages of the construction for the front cover of my pop music magazine. As you can see the text is quite big and for this reason makes my cover star appear to look quite small which I plan to change. In addition to this I am planning to change the placement of my barcode and the size of the barcode making it smaller and moving it to the bottom left corner of the page instead of the right. I am also dissatisfied with my masthead at this point in time because it looks amateur.

 

The above image displays further construction for the front cover of my magazine.

 

This is the further improved version of the front cover for my magazine. As you can see I have moved the barcode to the left corner at the bottom of the page and decreased its size. I have also made the image of my cover star a bit larger so that she can been seen more. Lastly I have changed my masthead which I think looks reasonably better than my previous one.

 

 

 

The above image displays the final stages of construction for the front cover of my magazine.

Due to the feedback that I received on the masthead of my magazine I decided to change it  because the style of font in which I chose for the masthead previously didn't suit the appearance of my magazine so I decided to change the masthead and make it a more modern style of font. I also increased the size of the image of my cover star so that she would be noticeable to the audience.

 

 

 

 

Photo shoot pictures

Photography call sheet (location shoot)

Photography set and equipment images

 The following are images that I have taken of the photography set in my photo shoot. I  carried out my photo shoot on Thursday 14th November. The image above displays  a light reflector which is used to reflect the light on my model.

The image above displays the soft box which was also used on the  photography set. The soft box is used to diffuse or soften the light which can be used to create different lighting effects on my model.

The image above displays the entire photography set. I have used a white backdrop for my magazine as the genre of my music magazine is pop and therefore I wanted to use a clear background instead of a black backdrop. This is because I believe that my model will stand out more on a white backdrop and it compliments the pop genre more than a black backdrop would.                                                                                                .

Photography call sheet

Researched Poses

 

Before my photo shoot I researched poses that my models could do for my photos shoot. I mainly researched musicians in the pop genre as this is the genre my music magazine is based upon. I carried out this research because I wanted to be familiar with the way music artists presented themselves on the front cover and inside magazines and how this is portrayed towards the audience.  I also carried out this research as it would be beneficial to me when carrying out my photo shoot and helpful for me when directing my models on how to pose for my magazine.

Adobe Illustrator workshop

Adobe Illustrator: Lesson Workshop

• I learnt how to use the art board tool which I used to resize the page and which I also  learnt could also be used to create multiple canvases which is helpful because it means that you can display a range of different ideas.
• I learnt how to use the gradient tool which I used for the text "hello". With this tool I experimented with different colours such as pink, purple, grey and blue. I also was able to experiment with the intensity of these colours.
• I also learnt how to create outlines on the text which was very useful because it allowed me to extend different points of the letters and this is what I have done with both texts. This tool also allowed me to move the text as individual letters.
•  I also learnt how to use the 3D effect tool which again I have used for both texts displayed above.